Law firms A&O names new corporate heads as Ballheimer prepares to join senior leadership Jaishree Kalia · 21 March 2016 · 1 min read Corporate and M&A Leadership A&O Shearman Within weeks of electing the firm’s new leadership, Allen & Overy has announced London corporate head Richard Browne has joined Dirk Meeus as joint leader of the firm’s global corporate practice.Your limit of 1 article in 30 days is up. Please login for full access or subscribe. Corporate users - click here for simple access (no password needed). For more information, please contact [email protected] Related ContentMore in this category‘I’m not going to put a cap on growth’ – how Proskauer is capitalising on the real asset boom for its City buildLaw firmsKate Peacock19 Jun 2026Ex-A&O Shearman practice heads ditch big law to start boutique practices in EuropeLaw firmsKate Peacock29 May 2026A&O Shearman finalises board with two additional appointmentsLaw firmsKate Peacock28 May 2026London duo get the nod as Baker McKenzie promotes 47 to partnershipLaw firmsTom Cox23 Jun 2026Ashurst seals decade of growth as soaring PEP clears £1.5m in final results before Perkins Coie mergerLaw firmsTom Cox23 Jun 2026Leading UK and US trio advise as easyJet grounds £4.7bn Castlelake approachLaw firmsTheresa Hargreaves22 Jun 2026Kennedys managing partner on the law firm of the future: specialised, financially focused, global and AI-transformedLaw firmsNews Editor19 Jun 2026Bakers’ outgoing London chief on why the firm is doubling down on transactions in the CityLaw firmsTom Cox17 Jun 2026‘A defining moment’ – Winston Taylor targets $2bn as transatlantic merger goes liveLaw firmsEliza Winter1 Jun 2026